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University of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider

Although obesity increases the chance of developing heart failure, when patients have heart failure they may live longer if they are obese. This unexpected finding is termed the 'obesity paradox' and the reasons behind it are currently unkn...

A drug used to treat people living with Type 2 diabetes could also help improve their heart function, according to research we've funded at the University of Leeds and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.

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University of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley

The BHF funds three pioneering Centres of Regenerative Medicine at top UK universities. Each centre has a different scientific focus, but together they are moving us closer to our goal of unlocking ways to repair the damage caused by a hear...

Terms and conditions for participants of BHF's London to Brighton Bike Ride

Defibrillator Guardian Eleanor talks about using the defibrillator to save a cyclist’s life and how the story helped increase defibrillator registrations on The Circuit.

Find out how the weight-loss medication semaglutide (better known as Wegovy) works, how effective it is, the side effects, and how to get it on the NHS.

Learn how talking therapy helped Marian Sedgwick overcome a fear of dying after she was diagnosed with takotsubo syndrome.

In an open letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, BHF, Tesco and two other leading health charity partners are urging the UK Government to make healthier food sales reporting mandatory for all supermarkets and major food businesses.

Scientists at the University of Oxford are to investigate why people store fat in different parts of their body.

Discover the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on cardiovascular care and what needs to be done to give all heart patients the support they need.